"I want to tell you, I'm VERY happy with the AviSys software. It is brilliantly designed, very fast, and easy to use . . . everything about the program is structured for ease of entering data. . . Thanks for this beautifully conceived creation."
"I just finished reading your user's guide and it is, by far, the most readable software manual I have encountered."
"Upgraded to AviSys 5 when you released it and am constantly impressed with what a great piece of software it is."
"I just bought AviSys 5 (never had any version of the product before) and started using it. I have to tell you I LOVE it! Easy to use, flexible and very powerful!!"
"Thanks for a job well done. I can't tell you how much your wonderful software has increased my birding pleasure!!!"
"First off, AviSys is the easiest piece of softward I've ever used. Its logical, works, easy to understand - must have been designed by a user rather than an engineer!!! Thank you!"
"After three years using XXXXXXXX, going to AviSys is like going from a VW Bug to a Lexus!"
"AviSys is, by far, the best software on my computer."
"Incredibly powerful and incredibly easy to use."
"I have been thinking about AviSys for some time. Today while waiting for the first Mag Hummer on record for San Diego county to show up for the 5th day, I had the opportunity to speak with two users. They couldn't say enough good about AviSys. . . I just emailed you my order."
"Your program seems about as bomb-proof as possible. I’ve probably used AviSys on about 5 different computers, and it’s about the only program that never crashes. I can have just about the whole operating system spewing error messages all over the place, but AviSys just keeps on ticking….Anyway, can you write programs for my other software?"
"Let me also once again emphasize how much I value AviSys. You've created something really cool: useful, easy to use, and fun."
"What a great program! What great support! 3 Cheers!"
". . . I got a copy of AviSys, and I *love* it. It is one of the best-designed programs (for any application) I've ever used."
"You're my hero, the wind beneath my wings. Don't ever stop programming."
"I just got back from 3 days of twitching in England and I had to say a BIG THANK YOU for creating AviSys. Birding has enriched my life so much and AviSys is a big part of it. Keep up the good work and the great service."
"I really, really, really like AviSys. It's a honey!"
"I am very happy to promote AviSys as one of the best-written pieces of software on the market today - and I mean any software, not just bird-related."
"For some time I have been meaning to write you to say how I like your program. It is so logical, so flexible, so transparent and so complete. If only many other programs were so well done."
"Your program is fantastic!! I wish I had not experimented with the others. As you say, if entering data is not easy you will not do it. The last couple of years, I have gaps in my records because I did not want to deal with XXXXXXXXXXXXX."
"I LOVE the AviSys program! It is very well done. The manual is great and it only took a few minutes to figure out how to quickly enter information. I am SO glad I decided on that program."
"Thanks again for developing and actively supporting a great software program that I can't imagine any serious birder not having or using extensively."
"By the way, I'd like to congratulate you on a very well written manual. If only everything came with a manual that is both this informative *and* this entertaining, computers would create a lot less aggravation."
"I use AviSys and have found it to be easy to use, quick to learn, reliable, and one of the best computer programs I own. It was worth every penny I paid for it. Updates have been excellent and easy to download free of charge. Add-ons have been excellent - I just added the Palm utility and can now keep track of the birds I see in the field and when I get home just download the sightings into AviSys."
"I've been in the computer field since 1962 and I've never seen a better written user manual than the one I received from you for Avisys 4.5. Congratulations."
"By the way - I have now gone through (several times) the Avisys guide (which is excellent) and started manually transfering the data from Birders Diary. I gotta hand it to you - AviSys is a delight to use - and the reporting/listing alone is worth every dollar."
"My 100% top choice, hands down, for bird listing software"
"I resisted getting birding software for a while, because I was afraid that it would make me more of a "ticker" and less of an observer. Quite the opposite has happened. Now that my observations are all in one place, easily accessed for additions and retrieval, I'm keeping better notes about behavior, plumage, migration, etc. And now that I can look stuff up so easily I'm starting to discover patterns that would have eluded me before. AviSys has truly helped me to be a better birder, and you can't ask for more than that."
"OUTSTANDING! I have been a computer professional for over 30 years and I must congratulate you on generating state-of-the-art, convenient to use, efficient, and reliable software. You've thought of everything that my wife and I wanted in birding software. It's been fun to use, and we are staying up way past our bedtime each night entering 35 years of past sighting data."
"I have been using XXXXX, and I have tried XXXXX, XXXXX, and XXXXX, and I must tell you that AviSys is in a class of its own."
"I am continuing to get a great deal of pleasure from using AviSys. I can't imagine a program being any more user friendly."
"There is no better way to keep track of the where, what and when of bird sightings. What a beautiful program."
"I wanted to tell you that my Birds of North America CD-ROM works BETTER with Avisys than it EVER did on its own!"
"BRILLIANT! It just blows my doors off!"
"I'm an official convert! Jerry Blinn has designed the most useful and easy to use listing software available. It's power and speed are unparalleled."
"I have been using your AviSys for almost a week now and I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with it. It is very easy to use, yet has the capability for complex tasks. I'm sure it is used by a wide range of computer capable people and I think you have designed it to accommodate that wide range."
"I have used AviSys for about 3 years now. I am totally satisfied in every way."
"I have been using AviSys for a couple of years now. I have had nothing but smooth sailing which is a nearly unique software experience these days. Thanks for your creation and maintainance of this excellent product."
"I am amazed at how easy this is!"
"I just wanted to let you know that I think it is TERRIFIC software. ... Thanks for such a magnificent software package. You done good!"
"I had dreaded transferring my past sighting records to a computer, but AviSys has made the whole process easy, practically painless, and much faster than I anticipated."
"I just wanted to let you know that, after a year of using AviSys and with 15,000 entries in my database, I have found it be a fantastic program. I tried XXXXXXX XXXXX first, and couldn't even get it to run on my then new 350MHz Pentium II. In contrast, AviSys has been a total pleasure to use."
"AviSys is truly an ingenious program."
"I would like to commend you on a terrific piece of software and how nice it is to have a "real" manual for a change!"
"I wouldn't be able to go on without AviSys."
"Your support of your product is the flagship for the industry."
"AviSys, as with all good listing software, is complex. However, it is the only one with which I am familiar that provides a detailed, illustrated, easy to follow User's Guide in hard copy. The significance of the Guide is not so much in teaching you to use AviSys (which is largely intuitive) as it is to facilitate your fullest use of it. While you can just dive in, a thoughtful analysis of the User's Guide will reduce your need/desire to subsequently restructure your entries. This is not to say that AviSys is hard to load or use; it is not. It is to emphasize that the time spent initially thinking through how you are likely to use AviSys, will probably save you many fold that time later."
"Every time you update AviSys I feel like a cheerleader. Good job!"
"It is a delightfully successful program, and I can't recommend it highly enough."
"AVISYS IS A BLAST!"
"Your program gives me, flawlessly, exactly what I want, quickly and efficiently."
"I wish (so very heartily) that the rest of the world were so pleasant to deal with."
"Head and wings above the competition."
"I bought this program a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it! It is very easy to use and I can't say enough about the manual. Normally, I hate reading the tech manual, and I will only go to it for help. I found myself laughing while I read this manual!! It was crammed with more information than I thought I would need, but the helpful hints and tutorials made me try some things I wouldn't have thought to do. I really had the impression that the author knew when he was getting a bit too technical (though knowing it was necessary) and added non-tech comments to keep the reader from giving up. The actual use for birders was a great help."
"I wanted to let you know that I have had no other piece of software for my computer which has worked as reliably as AviSys, and your hard copy documentation has been very helpful in learning to use the program."
"I love your program. It has been as valuable a software investment as any software I have ever purchased for any application."
"I stand in awe of how much power you've built into this little sucker."
"I can't thank you enough for the support you give AviSys customers. I appreciate it greatly. AviSys has always been my 100% hands-down choice for bird listing software "
"AviSys software continues to exceed my expectations."
"I'm a long time user (6 - 7 years) of AviSys. You guys are doing a great job in continuing to keep AviSys at the head of the pack of listing software."
"I have found that AviSys is too much fun -- my wife hasn't seen me for days."
"I got into birding and computers at about the same time. It seems each time I advance a step I discover features in AviSys that were there waiting for me all the time. Way to go!
"...I just want to say that you have done a magnificent job writing this program. In fact, I haven't the slightest idea how you accomplished it. You are to be commended for a significant contribution to the enjoyment of birding."
"You can't go wrong with AviSys."
"The manual is even entertaining in places -- not an attribute to be taken lightly."
"I wanted to say how much I like this program. Every time I want to do something with it, I first try doing it the way I would like it to work, and invariably that is the way it does. It is very intuitive software. "
"I love it! I marvel at all the different, cool ways I can organize my data . . . I am certain I made the right choice in choosing birding software -- what a FAST and well-designed program!
"I give it an enthusiastic thumbs up."
"This program is exponentially more powerful."
(Your owner's manual is) clear, well written, and to the point. Why can't more software producers do as much?
"The versatility and flexibility impressed me immediately, and throughout these two years of using it very regularly my early assessment has not wavered."
"I, too, work as a professional in Information Systems and I wish half the products we use at work were as well designed."
"After doing some research, trying some programs, and asking knowledgeable birders, I can highly recommend AviSys by Perceptive Systems. Not only is it eminently easy to use, the personal assistance is remarkable."
". . .then, oh bliss and wonderfulness, I discovered AviSys."
"A very powerful program, great manual, and very easy to use."
"I continue to be amazed at the spectacular job you are doing with AVISYS. It's clearly the best program out there in my eyes, and one I'm very grateful I started with a long time ago!"
"Your program is easy to use, and the documentation is complete and easy to read. It is a real pleasure to buy software that is this well conceived and executed."
"I LOVE YOU AND I LOVE AVISYS!"
"I find your user manuals to be the best and clearest I have used."
"It's so fast that ... queries are usually sorted before I even enter the records. :) "
"I can't say enough wonderful things about this software! I found it not only tons of fun, but also a great tool for my photography. I have it loaded on all my computers and use it almost on a daily basis..."
From Moose's Biological and Technical Journal for Wildlife Photographers. <www.moose395.net>